I wasn't going to post today. I've been busy all day doing the Whole House Scrub Down to get ready to have family over on Sunday. If you've liked my page on Facebook, you've been in on all the antics of my play-by-play cleaning day. But then, I had to show this precious paper my daughter brought home for Mother's Day: Love it! By the way, … [Read more...]
Two Days vs. Two Weeks
Things are crazy right now with the end-of-school activities. Add to that the wonderful and exciting event of both my boys getting baptized on Mother's Day and the realization that if people are driving an hour to share in the celebration . . . I really want to have them over for lunch afterward . . . and this … [Read more...]
How to Recycle Old T-Shirts
How is it possible that a ratty old t-shirt can hold so many memories? I can't count the number of times I have almost placed a favorite t-shirt in the trash or the donate pile . . . only to put it back in a drawer. Sooooo many memories. But I recently had a moment of clarity as I was folding the above … [Read more...]
It’s Not Easy Being a Scatter-Brained Germaphobe
I do believe this is what is referred to as a First World Problem. Meaning, there are people in the world with real problems. This is just a minor life-inconvenience caused by my own neurosis. But seriously, when you are running 90-to-nothing (not that I have any idea what that cliche actually means . . . ), and you find yourself writing … [Read more...]
Picnic Ideas
It's picnic season! For us, picnic season is baseball season. With two boys each playing two evening games every week for almost two months, we could drop a lot of cash on fast food. (And gain a lot of weight!) Picnics require more planning than burgers-in-a-bag, but the family loves them and the effort is totally worth it to us! Here are … [Read more...]
I Just Wasted 38 Minutes
My Wednesday began as it usually does. With me getting up and THEN remembering that I should have gotten up earlier because Wednesday is always my craziest day of the week. I lovingly(ish) awakened my hard-sleeping children, urged them to the breakfast table, and jumped into the shower. Somewhere between me getting dressed and the kids … [Read more...]
Why Did We Still Have That?
As you know, I'm having a garage sale soon. Hopefully this Saturday. One good reason to have a garage sale is that it helps me look at my house in a different way. I suddenly see things that have long been invisible. Like this LeapFrog fridge set. My fridge has been covered in those letters for YEARS. Not just 26 letters, either. I … [Read more...]
Room to Re-Arrange
"But I don't have anywhere else to put it." That's been my excuse for years. As a child, I loved small spaces. I would spend hours in the two-foot space behind my dad's recliner, pretending it was my house. I used blankets and pillows to create a home in my not-a-walk-in closet. I've known for a very long time that the cabinet in … [Read more...]
I Was NOT Planning to Do That Today
For as loosey-goosey as I tend to be, I am a planner. I generally have a mile-long list in my head of things I plan to tackle in a day. Last Thursday, cleaning behind the fridge was NOT on that list. Alas, something started leaking. It took a while to figure out what that something was, and a while after that to decide that the only … [Read more...]
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